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instability
/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/
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What does instability mean?
noun
- The quality of being unstable.
- A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
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It is part of the general character instability, the unwillingness to meet the realities of life, the inclination to escape consequences.
Macedonia's geographical isolation, technological backwardness, and potential political instability place it far down the list of countries of interest to Western investors.
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Many of the Americans consider the instability of their laws as a necessary consequence of a system whose general results are beneficial.
Its instability startled me extremely, and I had a queer reminiscence of the childish days when I used to be forbidden to meddle.
By this variety and instability of opinions, they tacitly lead us, as it were by the hand, to this resolution of their irresolution.